According to the Met Office’s weather forecaster, the United Kingdom has had its warmest summer since records began in 1884 and is more likely to experience similar hot weather in the future as a result of human-induced climate change.
The Met Office reported on Monday that Faversham, southeast England, experienced four heatwaves this summer, with the highest temperature of 35.8 degrees Celsius (96.4% Fahrenheit), which was recorded there.
That peak was still lower than the record-breaking 40. 3C (104. 5F) recorded during the summer of 2022.
The Met Office reported that the average temperature in June, July, and August was 16.1C (60.9F), breaking the 2018 record of 15.8C (60.4), which placed the summer of 2025 at 1.5C (34.7%), which is above the long-term meteorological average.
The Met Office’s head of climate attribution, Mark McCarthy, said, “Our analysis shows that the summer of 2025 has been made much more likely by the greenhouse gases humans have released since the Industrial Revolution.
According to McCarthy, “We could conceivably have significantly hotter summers in the near future.”
In our changing climate, what might have previously been considered extremes are becoming more prevalent.
The Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch announced the news on Monday as the Met Office announced that, if elected, it would extract every last drop of oil and gas from the North Sea.
According to health experts and climate activists, drilling for more oil and gas in the North Sea might have negative effects on climate change.
The UK’s healthcare and infrastructure have struggled to adapt to the rising summer heat.
Transport for London was urged by the BBC to carry water and “look out for each other while traveling” in June due to the soaring temperatures in London’s underground rail network.
A coalition of 53 UK health organizations, which includes some one million health professionals, has warned that “heatwaves are linked to sharp increases in deaths,” that higher temperatures can interfere with sleep, increase stress, and make mental health conditions like depression and anxiety worse.
As global warming gets worse, countries around the world have recently experienced record-breaking temperatures.
Since records began, South Korea and Japan have recently experienced the most sweltering summers.
In Europe, deadly wildfires occurred in countries like Greece, Spain, and Portugal as a result of sweltering summer heatwaves.
The largest flood in its history is currently affecting eastern Punjab province in Pakistan, which is currently affecting two million people.
Source: Aljazeera
Leave a Reply